At Fort Walton Landing, the festival will begin at 6 p.m. with food and craft vendors creating a Pirate’s Village at the waterfront park.

The Bowlegs Pub Crawl (FWBPubCrawl.com) will also begin at 6, and a portion of Brooks Street will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6 to 10 p.m.

The Torchlight Parade will wend its way up Eglin Parkway at 7 p.m. with dozens of floats representing area businesses and clubs, visiting krewes, and, of course, the Krewe of Bowlegs.

After the parade, activity will move back to the Landing park, where the theme for tonight is “Pirate Zombie Night.” There’ll be costume contests and pirate zombie fun, with prizes from AMC’s “Walking Dead,” provided by Cox. Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers will perform at 8 p.m.

On Friday, the festival will open at 3 p.m., and the popular Pirate Skirmish will begin at 7 p.m., followed by a “Talk Like a Pirate” contest and music by Cabo Rock. There will be a 20-minute fireworks show at 9:30 p.m., and the festival grounds will close thereafter.

There’ll be pirate shenanigans all day Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Capt. Billy Bowlegs and his Krewe are expected to return for their ultimate standoff with Mayor Mike Anderson and his militia at 4 p.m.

After the outcome of that legendary battle, there’ll be music from the Bottoms Up Band and the Journey tribute band, Don’t Stop Believin’.

At Fort Walton Landing, the festival will begin at 6 p.m. with food and craft vendors creating a Pirate’s Village at the waterfront park.

The Bowlegs Pub Crawl (FWBPubCrawl.com) will also begin at 6, and a portion of Brooks Street will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6 to 10 p.m.

The Torchlight Parade will wend its way up Eglin Parkway at 7 p.m. with dozens of floats representing area businesses and clubs, visiting krewes, and, of course, the Krewe of Bowlegs.

After the parade, activity will move back to the Landing park, where the theme for tonight is “Pirate Zombie Night.” There’ll be costume contests and pirate zombie fun, with prizes from AMC’s “Walking Dead,” provided by Cox. Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers will perform at 8 p.m.

On Friday, the festival will open at 3 p.m., and the popular Pirate Skirmish will begin at 7 p.m., followed by a “Talk Like a Pirate” contest and music by Cabo Rock. There will be a 20-minute fireworks show at 9:30 p.m., and the festival grounds will close thereafter.

There’ll be pirate shenanigans all day Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Capt. Billy Bowlegs and his Krewe are expected to return for their ultimate standoff with Mayor Mike Anderson and his militia at 4 p.m.

After the outcome of that legendary battle, there’ll be music from the Bottoms Up Band and the Journey tribute band, Don’t Stop Believin’.